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There is a polynomial <math>P(x)</math> with integer coefficients such that<cmath>P(x)=\frac{(x^{2310}-1)^6}{(x^{105}-1)(x^{70}-1)(x^{42}-1)(x^{30}-1)}</cmath>holds for every <math>0<x<1.</math> Find the coefficient of <math>x^{2022}</math> in <math>P(x)</math>.
 
There is a polynomial <math>P(x)</math> with integer coefficients such that<cmath>P(x)=\frac{(x^{2310}-1)^6}{(x^{105}-1)(x^{70}-1)(x^{42}-1)(x^{30}-1)}</cmath>holds for every <math>0<x<1.</math> Find the coefficient of <math>x^{2022}</math> in <math>P(x)</math>.
  
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Because <math>0 < x < 1</math>, we have
 
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We know that <math>\frac{a^n-b^n}{a-b}=\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} a^{n-1-i}b^i</math>. Applying this, we see that <cmath>P(x)=(1+x^{105}+x^{210}+...)(1+x^{70}+x^{140}+...)(1+x^{42}+x^{84}+...)(1+x^{30}+x^{60}+...)(x^{4620}-2x^{2310}+1)</cmath> The last factor does not contribute to the <math>x^{2022}</math> term, so we can ignore it. Thus we only have left to solve the equation <math>105b+70c+42d+30e=2022</math>, and we can proceed from here with Solution 1.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 17:03, 26 February 2022

Problem

There is a polynomial $P(x)$ with integer coefficients such that\[P(x)=\frac{(x^{2310}-1)^6}{(x^{105}-1)(x^{70}-1)(x^{42}-1)(x^{30}-1)}\]holds for every $0<x<1.$ Find the coefficient of $x^{2022}$ in $P(x)$.

Solution 1

Because $0 < x < 1$, we have \begin{align*} P \left( x \right) & = \sum_{a=0}^6 \sum_{b=0}^\infty \sum_{c=0}^\infty \sum_{d=0}^\infty \sum_{e=0}^\infty \binom{6}{a} x^{2310a} \left( - 1 \right)^{6-a} x^{105b} x^{70c} x^{42d} x^{30e} \\ & = \sum_{a=0}^6 \sum_{b=0}^\infty \sum_{c=0}^\infty \sum_{d=0}^\infty \sum_{e=0}^\infty \left( - 1 \right)^{6-a} x^{2310 a + 105 b + 70 c + 42 d + 30 e} . \end{align*}

Denote by $c_{2022}$ the coefficient of $P \left( x \right)$. Thus, \begin{align*} c_{2022} & = \sum_{a=0}^6 \sum_{b=0}^\infty \sum_{c=0}^\infty \sum_{d=0}^\infty \sum_{e=0}^\infty \left( - 1 \right)^{6-a} \Bbb I \left\{ 2310 a + 105 b + 70 c + 42 d + 30 e = 2022 \right\} \\ & = \sum_{b=0}^\infty \sum_{c=0}^\infty \sum_{d=0}^\infty \sum_{e=0}^\infty \left( - 1 \right)^{6-0} \Bbb I \left\{ 2310 \cdot 0 + 105 b + 70 c + 42 d + 30 e = 2022 \right\} \\ & = \sum_{b=0}^\infty \sum_{c=0}^\infty \sum_{d=0}^\infty \sum_{e=0}^\infty \Bbb I \left\{ 105 b + 70 c + 42 d + 30 e = 2022 \right\} . \end{align*}

Now, we need to find the number of nonnegative integer tuples $\left( b , c , d , e \right)$ that satisfy \[ 105 b + 70 c + 42 d + 30 e = 2022 . \hspace{1cm} (1) \]

Modulo 2 on Equation (1), we have $b \equiv 0 \pmod{2}$. Hence, we can write $b = 2 b'$. Plugging this into (1), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples $\left( b' , c , d , e \right)$ that satisfy \[ 105 b' + 35 c + 21 d + 15 e = 1011 . \hspace{1cm} (2) \]

Modulo 3 on Equation (2), we have $2 c \equiv 0 \pmod{3}$. Hence, we can write $c = 3 c'$. Plugging this into (2), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples $\left( b' , c' , d , e \right)$ that satisfy \[ 35 b' + 35 c' + 7 d + 5 e = 337 . \hspace{1cm} (3) \]

Modulo 5 on Equation (3), we have $2 d \equiv 2 \pmod{5}$. Hence, we can write $d = 5 d' + 1$. Plugging this into (3), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples $\left( b' , c' , d' , e \right)$ that satisfy \[ 7 b' + 7 c' + 7 d' + e = 66 . \hspace{1cm} (4) \]

Modulo 7 on Equation (4), we have $e \equiv 3 \pmod{7}$. Hence, we can write $e = 7 e' + 3$. Plugging this into (4), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples $\left( b' , c' , d' , e' \right)$ that satisfy \[ b' + c' + d' + e' = 9 . \hspace{1cm} (5) \]

The number of nonnegative integer solutions to Equation (5) is $\binom{9 + 4 - 1}{4 - 1} = \binom{12}{3} = \boxed{\textbf{(220) }}$.

~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)

Solution 2

We know that $\frac{a^n-b^n}{a-b}=\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} a^{n-1-i}b^i$. Applying this, we see that \[P(x)=(1+x^{105}+x^{210}+...)(1+x^{70}+x^{140}+...)(1+x^{42}+x^{84}+...)(1+x^{30}+x^{60}+...)(x^{4620}-2x^{2310}+1)\] The last factor does not contribute to the $x^{2022}$ term, so we can ignore it. Thus we only have left to solve the equation $105b+70c+42d+30e=2022$, and we can proceed from here with Solution 1. ~MathIsFun286

See Also

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